Whatever the reason why you want to cancel an e-Transfer, the good news is that you may cancel the transaction so long as it shows up as “pending”. After successfully cancelling it, the money will be returned to your account. e-Transfers are designed to send money instantly, often within several minutes, so you must spot immediately any error you’ve made so that you can cancel the transfer before the money is sent.
Note, however, that if your recipient is registered for autodeposit, the money you sent them will automatically be transferred to their Scotiabank account and cancelling the transaction is impossible.
In this how-to article, you will learn how to cancel e-Transfers in Scotiabank.
You can still cancel the transfer if the money has not yet been deposited into your receiver's Scotiabank account. Here are the simple steps you need to take if you are using your Scotiabank mobile banking app
On the app, go to the Home screen, then click Transfers
Click Interac e-Transfer
Here is another way of cancelling an Interac e-Transfer in Scotiabank if you are using the web:
Click Interac e-Transfer
Click History & Pending
Select the transaction you want to cancel and click Stop Transfer
Note: You are not required to pay any cancellation fees if you cancel the Interac e-Transfer on the Scotiabank app or Scotiabank website.
If you have a pending transfer in Scotiabank, here are the four simple steps you need to take to cancel the transfer using the Scotiabank mobile app:
On the other hand, here are the steps you need to take if you are going to cancel the transfer on the web:
If you wish to cancel a pending Western Union Money Transfer you made at Scotiabank, it is recommended that you call Western Union at 1-800-267-0486.
As mentioned in the Scotiabank International Money Transfer Agreement, a Scotia International Money Transfer cannot be cancelled or changed once you have submitted the transaction.
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